We’ve been busy this year pruning, chopping and clearing… which means lots of wood chips.
Come and get some for your garden for just $5 a bob-cat bucket.
Two buckets should fill a standard 6 x 4 trailer.
Come along early so you don’t miss out.
When: Sunday, 9 December 10am to midday
Where: Wood Street, behind Badger Removals. Access a Google map here
Bring: Your own trailer please
For more information please contact
Peter on 5427 3221 or
email woodendlandcare@gmail.com
Download poster here
The team at Woodend Landcare invite you to join them for a twilight working bee and a tasty BBQ to round off the year. There are plenty of jobs for everyone.
We’ll be cutting gorse, removing old plant guards, whipper snipping and having fun.
When: Friday 23 November from 4.30pm
Where: Wood Street towards creek near gym
Jobs: Something for everyone, all support helps
Bring: Boots, gloves & a whipper snipper if you can
Info: Contact Peter on 5427 3221 or woodendlandcare@gmail.com
Download the poster here
We’d love some help with our spring plantings.
We’ve got around 700 new indigenous plants to get in the ground this spring so, the more the merrier. We’ll provide refreshments but you’ll need to bring a hat, gloves and wear sturdy boots.
Registration will be set up opposite 11 Campaspe Drive, along Five Mile Creek, and planting will be from 9.30am-1pm, or later, depending on how we go.
Fingers crossed we’ll have good weather and a great turnout.
For more information or to join Woodend Landcare contact:
Peter Yates (President of Woodend Landcare group)
Phone: 03 5427 3221 Email: pandaY@bigpond.com
Come and lend a hand
Working bee – all welcome
When: Sunday 9 September from 9.30am
Where: Five Mile Creek, access from Campaspe Drive (off High Street)
Activities: Preparing site for Spring plantings
What to bring: Gum boots, gloves, sun protection and your energy
For more information or to join Woodend Landcare contact:
Peter Yates (President of Woodend Landcare group)
Phone: 03 5427 3221 Email: pandaY@bigpond.com
We’ve also updated our calendar for 2012-2013 – to view click here
Are you like me, a bit fed up with the wetness? I like working outdoors and I certainly have lots to do in my garden. But this soggy winter is really putting a stop to what I want to do.
So I had a look at the rainfall data to see if I was just imagining that it was abnormally wet. Surprize, surprise, it has been abnormally wet!
After years of drought, it all changed in 2010 with all time record rainfall of more than 1200mm. Since then, 2011 was also a very wet year and 2012 is the same. The difference with this year is that the ground is already saturated from the previous years. But to add to that, we have had far more wet days than in any recent years, so with little sunshine, there has been much less evaporation.
In the four months from April to August 2012, we have had some precipitation on 89 days out of 123. Looking back at previous years, that figure is consistently about 65 days. So we have experienced almost an extra month of rainy days in the last 4 months!
So if you are like me and feeling a bit miserable, you do have some justification.
One thing is for sure – it will be a great spring and summer this year for all things green.
Peter
Woodend Landcare 